hi Francine,
I hope not only Germans like those wonderful stained glass WINDOWS (featuring fairy tales of Grimm) – of course in Germany we have many in our castles and cathedrals! Sorry to notice, that vandalism (they threw stones through the windows in my hometown church) does not have respect even finding those artworks …

Oh I love this post! I have a special fascination for notebooks, I have a collection, and I love writing on them bits and fragments of my observations of the world around me. These are lovely photographs.

I am sorry about that, Frizz (I don’t always explain myself very well)…
We are probably both thinking very similar things…
I meant to say I like things that let you know they were created by hand (and maybe even show a bit about the person who made them)… like handwriting (or even a page typed on an old fashioned typewriter)… all the little differences between letters, etc. that you don’t necessarily get from a computer. Things that are done by hand seem much ‘warmer’ to me at times… less ‘clinical’ or ‘uniform’ or ‘ sterile’…

Things that are done by hand seem much ‘warmer’ to me at times… less ‘clinical’ or ‘uniform’ or ‘ sterile’…
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yes, and handwritten documents are more in a process, not yet finished completely, still in a state of searching –
thanks for your elaborated response!

we have to say a merci to Christine Lebrasseur in Bordeaux, France
P.S.:
yes Alexandra, John Steinbeck encouraged a whole generation to write …
– and I was inspired by Henry Miller, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and
(not known in USA) Theodor W. Adorno:https://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/10-philosophers/
visit my post about my 10 favorite philosophers …

I love your comments so much, Rose / granbee!
By the way:soon the photo challenge via XYZ comes to an end –
then I will start a “story-challenge A-Z” –
(one new letter every tuesday):
maybe you will join?

Oh! These are beautiful! You have inspired me to go write! I absolutely love notebooks to write in. I can’t even tell you how many I have. Family members and friends buy them for me when they see one that looks like me, and I buy them here and there when I find one that looks inspiring. I just love the handwritten word, for creative writing purposes, for personal journaling, for a gratitude journal, etc. Just give me a pretty journal, a pretty pen, a cup/pot of coffee or hot tea, a candle that smells like Autumn or rain or the fireside and I’m good to go for hours. 😉

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